Monday, March 2, 2015

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not—March 3,
2015 Trust your Taco Tuesday or Popeye’s two piece
chicken special for $1.29 is off to a great start and you are anxiously
awaiting the start of the start of the Iditarod in 6 days (when it starts
properly befitting my Alaskan heritage and homage to the Last Great Race on
Earth I will post daily race standings). As always, I hope you enjoy the meager
holidays and observances, factoids and a relevant quote from Jean Harlow with a
smile on your face, enjoying a some cold cuts, blessedwith a positive attitude even though you know
you will have to wade through tons of spam in your inbox, and secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for
any memorable event like birthdays, weddings, or anniversaries, you know that
the Alaskanpoet can provide you with a unique customized poem at a great price
tailored to the event and the recipient. You need only contact me for
details.

1. Hinamatsuri Day (Japan)--commemorating
if fortunate enough to be in Japan today the display of miniature dolls
portraying royalty and court attendants from the Heian Period of Japan.

2. National Anthem Day—commemorating the adoption of the Star Spangled Banner with its difficult
notes in eflat on this day in 1931.

3. 1971 Number One Song—celebrating
the number one song on this day in 1971, as part of a 5 week run One Bad Appleby the Osmonds, a Mormon family band that sold over 100 million
records and whose only female sibling is seen daily on Nutrisystems commercials.

4. National Cold Cuts Day—thanks to the Earl of Sandwich for
creating the need for those tasty slices of protein to put between two slices
of bread adorned with condiments.

5. National
Pancake Day—celebrating at
least at IHOP free buttermilk pancakes with a suggestion to make a contribution
to Children’s Miracle Hospitals.

6. Blonde Bombshell Day—commemorating
the birthday on this day in 1911 of one of the icon actresses of the 30’s, an
epitome of sexuality, Jean Harlow who died from kidney failure at the age of
26.

On this day in

a. 1776 the U.S.
Marine Corps in its first amphibious operation came ashore to seize British
stores of gunpowder at Nassau, Bermuda.

b.
1873 in a blow to the First Amendment, the U.S. Congress passed the Comstock
Act, which prevented the use of the mail to send obscene, lewd or lascivious
books.

c. 1923 Time magazine was published for the first time.

d. 1938
in a great moment for the Bedouins of Saudi Arabia, oil was discovered.

e.
1991 an amateur video recorded the beating of Rodney King by the LAPD.

Reflections by a sex symbol way before her time: “I like to wake up each morning feeling a new man.” Jean Harlow Actually a longer term relationship might be more rewarding.

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not—March 2,
2015 Trust your weekend was a great one and your
Monday also and you are anxiously awaiting the start of the start of the
Iditarod in 7 days (when it starts properly befitting my Alaskan heritage and
homage to the Last Great Race on Earth I will post daily race standings). As always,
I hope you enjoy the meager holidays and observances, factoids and a relevant
quote by Charlene, Princess of Monaco with a smile on your face, enjoying a slice
of banana cream pie, blessedwith a
positive attitude even though you know you will have to wade through tons of
spam in your inbox, and secure in the knowledge that if
you want to find a gift for any memorable event like birthdays, weddings, or
anniversaries, you know that the Alaskanpoet can provide you with a unique
customized poem at a great price tailored to the event and the recipient.
You need only contact me for details.

1. Texas Independence Day--commemorating
the execution by 56 Texans of the Texas Declaration of Independence on this day
in 1836 severing relations with Mexico.

2. Read Across America Day—created by the National Education Association to
promote reading on this day which is also the birthday of Dr. Seuss.

3. 1970 Number One Song—celebrating
the number one song on this day in 1970, as part of a 6 week run Bridge over Troubled Water by Simon and
Garfunkel.

4. National Banana Cream Pie Day—shades of Soupy Sales andthe
joy ofseeing some hit in the face with a banana cream pie.

5. We’ve Only Just Begun Day—commemorating
the birthday on this day in 1950 of a great singer and drummer, Karen
Carpenter, who died far too early of heart failure due to anorexia nervosa at
the age of 32.

On this day in

a. 1807 Congress
enacted legislation prohibiting the importation of slaves into the United
States.

b.
1903 the Martha Washington Hotel opened in New York City, becoming the first
hotel exclusively for women.

c. 1983 compact discs and players went on sale for the first time in the
United States.

d. 1989
in a move to preserve the ozone in the upper atmosphere 12 European Community
nations agreed to ban the production of chlorofluorocarbons by the end of the
century.

e.
1998 data from the Galileo space probe indicated that Jupiter’s moon Europa has
an ocean covered by a thick crust of ice.

Reflections
on the ozone layer: “What’s happening to our world? Imagine the year 2000 and
our ozone layer has vanished. The earth has a fever and what will you do
about it?” Charlene, Princess of Monaco

The
Clinton Foundation while Hillary was Secretary of State from foreign
governments was raking in the cash

The
conflicts of interest barriers it would seem thrown into the trash

Appearances
of impropriety however slight do matter and should be avoided like the plague

Taking
money from foreign governments for Clinton’s run is a fuse lit powder keg

It
takes a great suspension of disbelief to believe the absence of a quid pro quo

When
foreign governments seeking favors are plying the Clinton Foundation with dough

Algeria was lobbying tooth and nail on the issue of human rights500 grand from Algeria nondisclosed to State coming in like a thief in the night Whether
in the agreement with the Obama Administration had exceptions is not germane

Ethics
101 would have required Clinton to in the pursuit of foreign funds abstain

Sadly
because the press, save Fox, is chomping at the bit

For
her to declare and be crowned, any inquiry on impropriety the press will not
admit

About Me

Raised in a small fishing village in Alaska, Petersburg,in the 40's and 50's. Returned in the 60's to fish commercially on purse seiners for six summers. Graduate of Stanford class of 69 with great distinction, Yale Law School class of 72, Experienced, efficient, and creative lawyer and advisor providing venture capital, corporate and transactional legal services to start-ups and emerging private and public companies. Published poet, creator of Ridley's Believe It Or Not--This Day in History (daily factoids, holidays, quotes and often a short poem), and daily tweets in 140 iambic bytes on news of day and in the process of publishing North to Alaska--Islands of Stability in Seas of Change. Contact me for details and details on upcoming and networking events. mridley@octechlaw.com, www.octechlaw.com, linkedin.com/in/octechlaw.com, twitter.com/alaskanpoet,
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